UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 
College  of  Agriculture 

BERKELEY,   CALIFORNIA 


AGRICULTURAL   EXPERIMENT    STATION 
E.  J.  WlCKSON,  Director 


CIRCULAR   No.  78 


(June,  1912) 


ANNOUNCEMENT  OF  FARMERS'  SHORT  COURSES 

FOR  1912 


AT   THE 


UNIVERSITY  FARM,  DAVIS,  CALIFORNIA 


UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA  PRESS 
BERKELEY 


Benjamin  Ide  Wheeler,  Ph.D.,  LL.D.,  President  of  the  University. 
Edward  James  Wickson,  M.A.,  Dean,  College  of  Agriculture. 

INSTRUCTING  STAFF  AND  SUBJECTS. 

E.  J.  Wickson,  M.A.,  Horticulture,  Grasses  and  Forage  Crops. 

Leroy  Anderson,  M.S. A.,  Ph.D.,  Dairy  Industry,  in  charge  of  Short  Conn 
M.  E.  Jaffa,  M.S.,  Poultry  Husbandry,  Nutrition. 
C.  W.  Woodworth,  M.S.,  Entomology. 
R.  E.  Smith,  M.S.,  Plant  Pathology. 

F.  R.  Marshall,  B.S.A.,  Animal  Industry. 

G.  W.  Shaw,  M.A.,  Ph.D.,  Agronomy. 
F.  T.  Bioletti,  M.S.,  Viticulture. 

W.  T.  Clarke,  B.S.,  Horticulture. 

B.  A.  Etcheverry,  B.S.,  Irrigation. 
J.  E.  Coit,  Ph.D.,  Horticulture. 

J.  S.  Burd,  B.S.,  Fertilizers. 

H.  J.  Quayle,  M.S.,  Entomology. 

C.  M.  Haring,  D.V.M.,  Veterinary  Science. 
W.  B.  Herms,  M.A.,  Entomology. 

C.  B.  Lipman,  Ph.D.,  Soils. 

A.  M.  Cleghorn,  B.A.,  Principal  University  Farm  School. 

R.  M.  Roberts,  B.S.A.,  Farm  Manager. 

L.  M.  Davis,  B.S.,  Dairy  Industry. 

E.  H.  Hagemann,  Dairy  Industry. 

J.  I.  Thompson,  B.S.,  Animal  Industry. 
J.  S.  Thompson,  B.S.,  Animal  Industry. 
S.  H.  Beckett,  B.S.,  Irrigation. 

F.  M.  Hays,  D.V.S.,  Veterinary  Science. 
F.  Flossfeder,  Viticulture. 

James  Koeber,  B.S.  Farm  Machinery. 
Harriet  Howell,  Home  Economics. 
R.  H.  Taylor,  B.S.,  Horticulture. 
E.  L.  Morris,  B.S.,  Entomology. 
W.  H.  Volck,  Entomology. 
Emil  Grauel,  Horticulture. 
H.  L.  Hurst,  Dairy  Industry. 


THE   SHORT  COURSES 


An  Act  of  the  Legislature  of  1905  provided  for  the  purchase  of  a 
farm  for  the  University  of  California,  to  be  known  as  the  University 
Farm  and  to  be  used  by  the  College  of  Agriculture  for  purposes  of 
experimentation  and  instruction  in  agriculture.  In  addition  to  other 
details  the  Act  provided  that  "short  courses  of  instruction  shall  also 
be  arranged  for  in  each  of  the  leading  branches  of  agricultural  indus- 
try, so  regulated  as  to  provide  for  popular  attendance  and  general 
instruction  in  agricultural  practice." 

Conforming  to  this  Act,  and  with  funds  appropriated  by  each  suc- 
ceeding legislature,  short  courses  have  been  given  annually,  beginning 
in  the  fall  of  1908.  The  attendance  and  the  expressions  of  hearty 
appreciation  of  the  courses  have  been  gratifying  to  the  University 
and  have  indicated  that  the  plans  adopted  are  satisfactory  to  the 
majority.  Because  of  the  extreme  specialization  in  California  agricul- 
ture, the  courses  are  divided  into  units  corresponding  to  California 
practice,  and  the  length  of  each  unit  course  is  fixed  at  about  two 
weeks.  The  units  are  so  timed,  however,  that  any  person  desiring 
may  attend  three  different  courses  covering  a  period  of  six  weeks. 
Each  course  is  arranged  with  a  full  daily  schedule  and  thus  there  is 
little  opportunity  to  pursue  two  courses  simultaneously. 

For  1912  the  courses  begin  September  twenty-third,  slightly  earlier 
than  in  former  years,  in  order  that  they  may  be  completed  prior  to 
general  election  on  November  fifth.  One  exception  is  the  course  in 
dairy  manufactures,  which  continues  to  November  twenty-first. 

SHORT  COURSE  CALENDAR  1912 

General  Agriculture,  two  weeks,  September  23rd-October  5th. 

First  week,  irrigation ;  second  week,  soils,  fertilizers,  farm  crops,  etc. 
Dairy  Farming,  two  weeks,  October  7th-19th. 

First  week,  testing  and  handling  milk ;  second  week,  dairy  cattle. 
Animal  Industry  and  Veterinary  Science,  two  weeks,  October  21st- 
November  2nd. 

First  week,  beef  cattle,  sheep  and  swine;  second  week,  horses  and 
mules. 
Horticulture  and  Viticulture,  three  weeks,  October  14th-November  2nd. 

First  week,   citrus   fruits;   second  week,   deciduous   fruits;   third 
week,  viticulture. 
Poultry  Husbandry. — Incubating  and  care  of  chicks,  six  weeks,  Sep- 
tember   23rd-November    2nd,    Lectures    and    demonstrations,    two 

weeks,  October  7th-19th. 
Dairy  Manufactures,  seven  weeks,  October  lst-November  21st. 

For  creamery  buttermakers  and  cheesemakers. 
Home  Economics,  two  weeks,  October  21st-November  1st,  Sewing  and 

simple  dressmaking. 


Persons  who  are  able  to  attend  six  weeks  will  find  the  following 
possible  combinations  of  consecutive  courses : 

1.  General  Agriculture,  Dairy  Farming  and  Animal  Industry. 

2.  General  Agriculture,  Dairy  Farming  and  second  and  third 
weeks  of  Horticulture. 

3.  General  Agriculture,  Poultry  and  Animal  Industry. 

4.  General  Agriculture,  Poultry  and  second  and  third  weeks  of 
Horticulture. 

5.  General  Agriculture,  Poultry  and  Home  Economics. 

6.  Persons  electing  six  weeks  course  in  Poultry  may  take,  at  the 
same  time,  the  major  portion  of  General  Agriculture  and  either  Home 
Economics,  Animal  Industry,  or  the  second  and  third  weeks  of  Horti- 
culture. The  fee  for  the  longer  course  in  Poultry  covers  all  charges 
for  the  other  courses  when  taken  simultaneously. 

ADMISSION 

There  is  no  entrance  examination  and  no  restriction  as  to  sex.  Any 
person  eighteen  or  more  years  of  age  and  interested  in  farming  is 
eligible  to  enrollment. 

DAILY  SCHEDULE 

Instruction  begins  uniformly  at  eight  o'clock  and  continues  to  five 
in  the  afternoon  with  the  usual  intermission  of  an  hour  for  lunch  at 
noon.  Occasional  evening  lectures  are  arranged.  Each  student  must 
first  register  and  pay  the  fee  at  the  business  office  when  he  will  be 
directed  to  the  particular  course  he  is  to  take. 

Registration  hours  are  as  follows: 
General  Agriculture,  Monday,  September  23rd, 

8-12  a.m.     Instruction  begins  1  p.m. 
Home  Economics,  Monday,  October  21st, 

8-] 2  a.m.  and  1-2  p.m.     Instruction  begins  2  p.m. 
Horticulture,   Monday,   October   14th,   8-12   a.m.      Instruction   begins 

1  p.m. 
Poultry   Husbandry,    Six   weeks'    course,    Monday,    September   23rd, 

8-12  a.m.     Instruction  begins  1  p.m.,  Two  weeks'  course,  Monday, 

October  7th,  8-12  a.m.     Instruction  begins  1  p.m. 
Dairy  Manufactures.     Tuesday,  October  1.     8-12  a.m.  and  1-5  p.m. 

Instruction  begins  October  2,  8  a.m. 
Dairy  Farming  or  Animal  Industry.     Instruction  begins  8  a.m.   of 

first  day.    Registration  at  any  office  hour  prior  to  that  date. 

While  it  is  recommended  that  students  register  at  the  hours  named 
.and  thus  be  present  for  the  entire  course  yet  they  may  register  at 
any  time.  The  registration  office  is  open  from  8-12  and  1-5  daily, 
except  Saturday  afternoon  and  Sunday. 


EXPENSES 

Ample  living  accommodations  are  found  at  Davis  in  hotels  and 
private  families  with  board  and  room  at  about  twenty-five  dollars  per 
month.  Board  may  be  secured  at  the  University  Farm  dining  hall  at 
five  dollars  per  week  or  twenty  dollars  per  month.  It  is  probable  that 
a  few  short  course  students  may  be  provided  with  rooms  in  the  dor- 
mitories.   The  price  is  two  dollars  per  week. 

A  small  fee  is  charged  each  student  to  cover  cost  of  materials  used 
in  laboratories  and  demonstrations.  In  the  courses  which  include 
milk  testing  a  deposit  for  breakage  is  also  charged  but  such  portion  as 
is  not  needed  to  pay  for  breakage  is  returned.  The  full  fee  and 
deposit  for  each  course  are  to  be  paid  whether  the  participant  is 
present  the  whole  or  only  part  of  the  course  except  in  Horticulture 
and  Viticulture,  where  the  minimum  fee  is  $2,  if  attendance  is  two 
weeks  or  less.    The  fees  and  deposits  are  as  follows : 

Animal  Industry  and  Veterinary  Science,  fee  $2. 

Dairy  Farming,  fee  $2,  deposit  $3. 

Dairy  Manufactures,  fee  $10,  deposit  $5. 

General  Agriculture,  fee  $2. 

Home  Economics,  fee  $2. 

Horticulture,  fee  $3. 

Poultry  Husbandry,  fees :  two  weeks  course  $2 ;  six  weeks  course  $5. 

Students  in  dairy  courses  are  required  to  wear  white  muslin  suits 
and  caps  in  the  laboratories,  and  to  keep  them  clean.  Each  student 
should  provide  himself  with  at  least  two  suits — cost  about  one  dollar 
each. 

In  field  work  or  handling  livestock  the  student  should  wear  over- 
alls and  jumper. 

The  cost  of  text  and  note  books  depends  largely  upon  the  desire 
of  the  individual.  Text  books  are  not  required  in  any  course  except 
Dairy  Manufactures,  where  the  cost  does  not  exceed  $5. 


EEDUCED   EATES  ON   ALL  EAILEOADS 

Davis,  the  home  of  the  University  Farm,  is  on  the  Southern  Pacific 
railway,  thirteen  miles  west  of  Sacramento,  and  within  easy  access 
from  all  points. 

Attendants  upon  the  short  courses  may  secure  a  round  trip  rate 
of  one  and  one-third  lowest  first  class  fare  on  the  receipt-certificate 
plan  from  all  stations  in  California,  including  Reno,  Nevada.  Stop- 
over privileges  may  be  secured  on  the  going  trip  if  the  agent  at  initial 
point  is  asked  for  ticket  allowing  such  privileges  and  by  paying  the 
regular  stopover  fare.  No  stopovers  are  allowed  on  the  return  trip. 
In  all  cases  ask  for  receipt-certificate  when  purchasing  ticket  to  Davis. 


This  must  be  signed  by  the  clerk  at  the  University  Farm  before  return 
ticket  can  be  secured  at  one-third  fare.  In  no  case  can  one-third  re- 
turn fare  be  obtained  if  the  purchaser  fails  to  obtain  receipt-certificate 
at  his  home  station. 

Railroads  granting  reduced  rates  for  short  courses:  Southern 
Pacific,  Santa  Fe,  Western  Pacific,  Northwestern  Pacific,  San  Pedro, 
Los  Angeles  &  Salt  Lake. 

Tickets  are  on  sale  going  September  13th  to  November  21st,  1912, 
and  good  returning  September  23rd  to  November  26th,  1912. 

EXCURSION   PARTIES   TO   UNIVERSITY   FARM 

Especial  inducements  are  granted  to  any  locality  where  a  number 
of  people  desire  to  visit  the  Farm  and  possibly  spend  a  week  at  any 
one  short  course.  For  parties  of  one  hundred  or  more  traveling  to- 
gether on  regular  trains  on  going  trip  from  any  one  point  a  rate  is 
granted  of  one  limited  first-class  fare  for  the  round  trip,  and  if  the 
party  numbers  one  hundred  twenty-five  or  more,  the  same  rate  is 
granted  with  special  train  service.  Tickets  sold  on  this  basis  will  be 
limited  to  seven  days  from  date  of  sale,  except  that  where  the  one-way 
first-class  limited  fare  is  $10  or  more,  the  return  limit  will  be  fourteen 
days  from  date  of  sale. 

The  attention  of  Chambers  of  Commerce,  Farmers'  Clubs,  Granges 
and  Farmers'  Unions  is  called  to  this  excellent  opportunity  to  acquaint 
their  members  with  the  work  of  the  University  Farm. 

THE  STATE  FAIR 

At  Sacramento,  thirteen  miles  from  Davis,  from  September  14th 
to  21st  inclusive,,  occurs  the  annual  State  Fair.  It  will  be  the  biggest 
Fair  ever  held  in  California.  The  short  courses  at  Davis  begin  on 
September  23rd,  immediately  following  the  close  of  the  Fair,  and 
the  early  date  at  which  round  trip  tickets  are  on  sale  (September  13th) 
makes  it  possible  for  any  one  to  visit  the  Fair  and  then  go  to  the 
short  courses  on  the  same  railroad  ticket.  The  ticket  must  be  pur- 
chased for  Davis  with  stopover  at  Sacramento. 

INQUIRIES 

All  persons  desiring  further  information  by  correspondence  about 
the  short  courses  should  address  Leroy  Anderson,  College  of  Agri- 
culture, Berkeley,  California. 


DESCRIPTION   OF  SHORT  COURSES 


GENERAL  AGRICULTURE 
Two  weeks — Monday,  September  23rd-Saturday,  October  5th. 
Irrigation.  Associate  Professor  Etcheverry  and  Mr.  Beckett. 

Explanation  of  principles  and  construction  of  levels  and  level  rods. 
Practice  with  levels  and  rods.  Staking  out  work,  calculating  quan- 
tities and  keeping  notes. 

Preparation  of  land  for  irrigation.  Description  of  tools  used  in 
digging  laterals  and  grading  land  Different  methods  of  applying 
water.  Measurement  of  water  and  computation  by  means  of  meters, 
weirs,  floats,  etc. 

First  week,  2  lectures  and  6  hours  field  work  daily. 
Grasses  and  Forage  Crops.  Professor  Wickson. 

A  discussion  of  the  various  lands  available  for  pasturage  and 
forage  purposes  in  California ;  of  the  policies  which  yield  best  results, 
and  the  culture  of  grasses  and  other  forage  plants  which  have  shown 
special  adaptation  to  California  conditions  under  rainfall  or  irri- 
gation. 

Second  week,  5  lectures. 
Field  Crops.  Associate  Professor  Shaw  and  Mr.  Gaumnitz. 

The  lectures  will  cover  the  technique  of  grain  production,  the 
fundamental  principles  of  dry  land  farming,  crop  rotation,  conserva- 
tion of  soil  fertility,  seed  selection,  and  the  culture  of  alfalfa. 

Second  week,  2  hours  daily. 
Fertilizers.  Associate  Professor  Burd. 

The  nature  of  fertilizers  and  their  relation  to  plants  and  soils. 

Second  week,  4  lectures. 
Soils.  Assistant  Professor  Lipman. 

Lectures,  with  field  and  laboratory  demonstrations,  on  the  physical, 
chemical,  and  bacteriological  factors  involved  in  soil  fertility.  Dis- 
cussion of  soil  types  and  their  modifications,  movements  of  soil,  air 
and  water,  methods  of  cultivation  and  fertilization,  and  the  relation 
of  soil  bacteria  to  the  plant  food  supply. 

Second  week,  4  days,  3  hours  daily. 
Farm  Machinery.  Mr.  Koeber. 

A  study  of  farm  implements  and  machinery.  The  large  variety 
owned  by  the  Farm  and  exhibited  during  the  week  by  manufacturers 
affords  ample  illustrative  material. 

Second  week,  2  hours  daily. 


CLASS   IN   IRRIGATION 


CLASS   IN   FARM   MACHINERY 


DAIRY   FARMING 
Two  weeks — Monday,  October  7th-Saturday.  October  19th. 

First  Week— Handling  Milk. 

Professor  Anderson,  Assistant  Professor  Davis.  Mr.  Hagemann 
and  Mr.  Hurst. 

Lectures  upon  the  composition  of  milk  and  the  necessary  require- 
ments for  handling  and  separating  milk  and  cream  for  market  or 
dairy  purposes;  testing  milk  and  cream  for  butterfat  and  adultera- 
tion :  yearly  tests  of  dairy  herds.  Daily  practice  in  testing  labor- 
atory, with  hand  separators,  in  pasteurizing  and  cooling  milk. 

Second  Week — Dairy  Cattle. 

Professor  Marshall,  Mr.  Thompson  and  Mr.  . 


Lectures  upon  the  various  breeds  of  dairy  cattle;  their  selection, 
feeding,  care  and  management ;  economical  production  of  milk  and 
butterfat ;  raising  and  handling  forage  crops ;  silos  and  silage ;  plan- 
ning dairy  buildings  and  daily  practice  in  judging  and  selecting  dairy 
cattle. 

A^eterinary  Science,  described  in  Animal  Industry  Short  Course, 
will  begin  the  second  week  of  this  course  and  treat  of  dairy  cattle. 

ANIMAL  INDUSTRY  AND  VETERINARY  SCIENCE 

Two  weeks — Monday.  October  21st-Saturday.  November  2nd. 

Animal  Industry. 

Professor  Marshall,  Mr.  Thompson  and  Mr.  . 


First  week — Beef  Cattle.  Sheep,  and  Swine.  Lectures  on  market 
types,  breeds,  and  their  handling,  including  a  study  of  their  origin, 
Iristory.  characteristics,  and  adaptability  to  different  conditions  of  soil 
and  climate;  practice  work  in  judging. 

Second  week — Horses  and  Mules.  Lectures  on  the  various  breeds ; 
their  origin  and  history;  feeding,  care,  and  handling,  particular  at- 
tention being  given  to  the  market  types,  with  their  characteristics  and 
adaptability  for  different  purposes;  practice  work  in  judging. 

Veterinary  Science.    Dr.  Harlng,  Dr.  Hayes,  and  Special  Lecturers. 

The  prevention  of  animal  diseases,  care,  and  treatment  of  sick 
animals,  preparation  of  simple  farm  medicines,  methods  of  restraint 
for  animals  during  operations,  and  practical  facts  regarding  the 
anatomy  and  physiology  of  domestic  animals,  illustrated  by  dissec- 
tions of  horses  and  cattle.  A  limited  number  of  students  will  be 
privileged  to  perform  minor  surgical  operations,  such  as  dehorning, 
spaying,  castrating,  and  veterinary  dentistry.  Special  instruction  will 
be  given  concerning  the  treatment  of  hogs  with  hog  cholera  serum  and 
vaccine. 

Note. — Persons  desiring  instruction  in  dairy  cattle  should  register 
-October  14,  the  beo-inning-  of  the  second  week  in  Dairv  Farmins:. 


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CLASSES   IN   DAIRYING 


JUDGING    SHORTHORNS 


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HOKTICULTUEE,    VITICULTURE    AND    ENTOMOLOGY 

Three  weeks — Monday,  October  14th-Saturday,  November  2nd. 
Professor  Wickson,  Professor  Wood  worth,  Associate  Professor 
Bioletti,  Associate  Professor  Clarke,  Associate  Professor 
Coit,   Assistant   Professor   Quayle,   Mr.    Flossfeder,   Mr. 
Taylor  and  Special  Lecturers. 
Citrus  Culture,  Monday,  October  14th-Saturday.,  October  19th. 
General  Horticulture,  Monday,  October  21st-Saturday,  October  26th. 
Viticulture,  Monday,  October  28th-Saturday,  November  2nd. 

Under  each  of  these  subdivisions  Entomological  problems  will  be 
fully  discussed.  Special  attention  is  drawn  to  the  arrangement  of 
topics  permitting,  as  it  does,  the  busy  farmer  to  take  one  week  of  some 
particular  subject,  if  he  so  desires,  or  allowing  the  student  to  cover  the 
whole  matter  very  fully  in  a  stay  of  three  weeks. 

First  week,  Citrus  Culture,  October  14th-October  19th. — A  course 
covering  the  planting  and  management  of  Citrus  orchards.  All 
phases  of  this  important  industry  will  receive  attention  by  lecture, 
demonstration  and  practice.  Considerable  time  will  be  devoted  to 
cultural  methods,  including  cover  crops,  irrigation,  fertilizers  and 
control  of  insects  and  diseases. 

Second  week,  General  Horticulture,  October  21st-October  26th. — A 
series  of  lectures  and  demonstrations  covering  as  fully  as  the  season 
and  material  at  hand  will  permit,  the  matter  of  deciduous  fruit  cul- 
ture in  its  varied  phases. 

Third  week,  Viticulture,  October  28th-November  2nd. — A  course 
of  23  lectures  and  demonstrations  on  grape  growing  in  which  special 
attention  will  be  given  to  choice  of  stock,  preparation  of  soil,  care  of 
young  vines,  control  of  diseases,  grafting  and  pruning,  and  the  hand- 
ling of  the  crop. 

Entomology. — As  a  portion  of  the  work  in  each  of  the  sections  in 
Horticulture  and  Viticulture  a  series  of  lectures  and  demonstrations 
covering  the  problems  and  practice  of  insect  control  will  be  Riven. 
The  following  subjects  will  be  covered:  Codling  moth,  peach  moth, 
potato  moth,  corn  worm,  cutworms,  grasshoppers,  vinehoppers.  cab- 
bage aphis,  melon  aphis,  appleleaf  aphids,  woolly  aphids,  phylloxera, 
San  Jose  scale,  red  and  yellow  scale,  black  scale,  brown  apricot  scale, 
white  fly,  fruit  thrips,  reel  spiders,  etc.  Also  a  detailed  discussion 
of  arsenical  sprays,  distillate  emulsions,  lime-sulphur  mixture  and 
cyanide  fumigation. 

Excursions  to  nearby  packing  houses,  orchards,  and  vineyards  will 
be  arranged  for  Saturdays  during  this  course.  Students  will  thus  be 
enabled  to  observe  methods  under  the  most  favorable  conditions.  Read- 
ing-rooms will  be  available  and  illustrated  lectures  covering  various 
phases  of  orchard  work  will  profitably  occupy  certain  evenings  while 
the  course  ^s  in  progress. 


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PANORAMA   OF   UNIVERSITY    FARM,  I 


Dining  Hall 


Dormitories 


Pavilion  Dairy 

Building 


THE   UNIVERSITY   FARM— EQUIPMENT    AND    WORK 

The  Farm — 780  acres  of  first  class  valley  land  are  planted  to  a 
variety  of  crops,  alfalfa,  barley,  oats,  wheat,  corn,  beets  and  pasture 
in  addition  to  experimental  plantings  named  below. 

Animal  Industry. — The  buildings  are  one  containing  offices,  class 
rooms  and  library  of  herd  books,  and  three  barns  for  cattle,  horses 
and  sheep.  The  livestock  are  Jersey  and  Holstein  dairy  cattle ;  Angus, 
Hereford  and  Shorthorn  beef  cattle;  Hampshire,  Shropshire  and 
Southdown  sheep ;  Berkshire,  Duroc-Jersey,  Poland  China  and  Tam- 
worth  swine;  Clydesdale,  Percheron  and  Shire  draft  horses. 

Dairy  Industry. — Fully  equipped  creamery  for  making  butter  and 
cheese,  ice-making  plant,  laboratories  and  class  rooms.  About  600 
pounds  of  butter  are  made  daily  from  pasteurized  cream.  The  main 
Farm  business  office  is  in  the  Dairy  Building,  Room  6. 

Cereal  Investigations. — Fifty  acres  are  devoted  to  these  and  inves- 
tigations in  growing  summer  and  cover  crops.  Of  wheats  this  season 
there  are  60  varieties,  20  of  them  pedigreed,  beside  150  hybrids;  of 
barleys,  72  varieties,  12  of  them  pedigreed;  and  of  oats,  30  varieties, 
8  of  them  pedigreed.  The  seed  house  is  the  laboratory  and  center  for 
this  work. 

Farm  Mechanics. — Fully  equipped  carpenter  and  blacksmith  shop 
with  twelve  double  benches  and  eighteen  hand  forges.  The  line  of 
farm  machinery  includes  grain  drills,  manure  spreaders,  self  binders, 
hay  tedder,  and  two  types  of  gasoline  tractors. 

Horticulture. — A  two-story  main  building  60x80  feet  contains 
laboratories  in  horticulture,  viticulture,  botany,  chemistry  and  soils, 
class  rooms,  and  library  for  short  course  and  other  students.     A  work 


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ALL   EXCEPT   POULTRY    BUILDINGS 


Shop 


Water  Veterinary  and 

Tower         Animal  Industry 
Buildings 


Sheep  Dairy  and 

Barn  Horse  Barns 


room  and  greenhouse  adjoins  the  building  on  the  south.    Twenty  acres 
are  planted  to  commercial  and  experimental  orchard,  containing  15. 
varieties  of  almonds,  20  of  apples,  9  of  apricots,  5  of  cherries,  112  of 
peaches,  8  of  pears,  18  of  plums,  5  of  prunes,  and  18  of  walnuts. 

Irrigation. — The  Farm  is  supplied  by  a  ditch  from  Cache  Creek  the 
outlet  of  Clear  Lake  and  by  two  or  more  pumping  plants.  Under  the 
United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  investigations  are  conducted 
in  the  irrigation  of  alfalfa,  barley,  oats,  wheat,  corn,  potatoes,  sugar 
beets  and  of  orchards  and  vineyards. 

Poultry. — This  plant  shows  in  use  various  types  of  houses,  incu- 
bators and  brooders.  A  new  main  building  40x60  feet  and  a  new 
brooder  house  17x75  feet  have  just  been  completed.  The  fowls  are  all 
pure  bred  and  consist  of  ten  or  more  standard  varieties. 

Veterinary  Science. — A  building  40x80  feet,  with  an  adjoining 
clinic  stable  20x30  feet,  contains  office,  laboratory,  operating  and 
demonstration  and  lecture  rooms.  A  large  number  of  specimens  illus- 
trating different  animal  diseases  has  been  collected  and  preserved. 

Viticulture. — The  field  equipment  consists  of  10  acres  of  commer- 
cial Muscats  and  20  acres  of  experimental  vineyard.  In  the  latter  are 
270  varieties  of  vinifera  and  60  varieties  of  table  and  raisin  grapes ; 
20  varieties  of  resistant  stock  are  in  use.  A  small,  well  equipped 
building  affords  opportunity  for  bench  grafting,  callousing,  disinfect- 
ing, etc.  This  is  near  a  nursery  of  young  stock  and  of  phylloxera 
resistant  mother  vines. 

Student  Life. — A  dining  room  36x75  feet,  with  kitchen  adjoining, 
and  two  dormitories  each  36x150  feet,  afford  accommodations  for  one 
hundred  fifty  students,  beside  resident  instructors  and  necessary  help. 


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CLASS  IN   VITICULTURE 


CLASS  IN   HORTICULTURE 


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POULTRY  HUSBANDRY 

Incubation  and  Brooding  (Six  weeks,  September  23rd-Xovember  2nd.) 
Professor  Jaffa,  Mr.  ,  and  Special  Lecturers. 

This  course  is  offered  for  the  benefit  of  those  who  wish  to  study 
incubation  from  the  beginning,  and  also  the  care  and  feeding  of 
brooder  chicks  during  the  most  critical  period  of  their  lives.  Persons 
electing  the  six  weeks'  course  will  have  charge  of  the  incubators  from 
the  time  of  putting  in  the  eggs  until  hatching  and  then  will  care  for 
the  chicks  for  three  weeks.  They  will  also  have  the  advantage  of  the 
two  weeks'  course  of  lectures  and  demonstrations  which  is  specially 
arranged  for  those  who  cannot  attend  for  a  longer  time^  and  which 
is  so  planned  as  to  include  the  third  week  of  incubation  and  first  week 
of  brooding.  Xo  lectures  or  instruction  will  be  given  the  first  two  and 
last  two  Aveeks  of  this  course  further  than  is  essential  to  the  practical 
work  in  hand.  Those  doing  this  work  are  privileged  to  attend  other 
short  courses  in  so  far  as  their  poultry  work  will  permit.  Students 
may  do  any  desired  amount  of  work  at  the  poultry  plant. 

Lectures  and  Practice  ^Yorh  (Two  weeks,  October  7th-19th.) 

Professor  Jaffa,  Mr. -,  and  Special  Lecturers. 

1.  The  Establishment  of  a  Poultry  Plant.  The  consideration  of 
locality,  selection  of  land,  method  of  operation,  and  economical  con- 
struction. 

2.  Breeds  and  Breeding.  The  study  of  different  breeds,  with 
special  reference  to  California  conditions. 

3.  Judging.  A  study  of  the  standards  of  the  different  breeds  and 
practical  demonstrations  and  scoring. 

4.  Incubation  and  Brooding.  The  study  of  the  principles  involved 
in  the  problems  presented. 

5.  Feeding.  The  scientific  principles  underlying  the  use  of  feeds 
and  their  practical  application  to  the  age,  condition,  and  purpose  for 
which  the  fowl  is  designed.  The  composition  of  foods  and  compound- 
ing of  rations. 

6.  General  Management.  The  study  of  all  branches  of  the  routine 
and  special  problems  that  aid  in  success. 

7.  Poultry  Entomology.     Assistant  Professor  Herms. 

8.  Poultrv  Diseases  and  Surgery.     Dr.  Haring  and  Dr.  Hayes. 


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MAIN   POULTRY  BUILDING 


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DAIRY  MANUFACTURES 


Seven  weeks,  Tuesday.  October  lst-Thursday,  November  21st. 

Professor  Anderson,  Assistant  Professor  Davis,  Mr.  Hagemann, 
Mr. ,  Mr.  Hurst  and  others. 

This  course  affords  as  much  practical  instruction  in  the  nature  and 
qualities  of  milk  and  cream  and  the  manufacture  of  butter  and  cheese 
as  the  time  will  permit. 

Lectures  on  the  secretion,  composition,  and  handling  of  milk; 
Babcock  test  for  butterfat  in  milk,  cream,  and  other  dairy  products; 
use  of  the  lactometer ;  acid  tests ;  separation,  pasteurization,  and  ripen- 
ing of  cream ;  preparation  and  use  of  starters ;  churning,  and  moisture 
control  in  butter ;  moisture  and  salt  tests  in  butter ;  overrun ;  dairy 
bacteriology;  various  phases  in  the  making  of  the  California  and 
Cheddar  types  of  cheese;  scoring  of  butter  and  cheese;  creamery 
accounting ;  creamery  management ;  steam  engines,  boilers,  motors, 
pumps,  refrigeration.  Lectures  upon  the  breeding,  care,  and  improve- 
ment of  dairy  cattle,  and  practice  in  judging. 


PASTEURIZING  AND  RIPENING   CREAM 


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CREAMERY    WORK TESTING   LABORATORY 


CREAMERY  WORK — CHURNING 


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Two  lectures  daily  for  seven  weeks.  Practice  in  separating  room, 
churning  room,  cheese  rooms,  engine  room,  milk  testing  laboratory, 
bacteriology  laboratory,  judging*,  etc. ;  4-6  hours  daily,  including 
Saturday. 

During  this  course  the  sixth  and  last  entry  for  the  current  year 
of  the  Educational  Butter  Scoring  Contest  will  be  scored  at  the  dairy 
school  for  the  benefit  of  students.  This  affords  an  opportunity  to 
examine  butter,  from  all  parts  of  the  state.  At  this  time  a  students ' 
judging  contest  will  be  held. 

It  is  recommended  that  those  registering  in  this  course  shall  have 
had  some  creamery  or  dairy  experience.  While  we  do  not  guarantee 
positions  to  the  students  in  this  course,  the  demand  for  men  with 
training  in  these  subjects  is  so  great  that  all  worthy  students  have 
thus  far  found  good  positions. 

HOME   ECONOMICS 

Two  weeks,  October  21st-November  1st. 

Instructor,  Miss  Harriet  Howell,  formerly  Instructor  in  Domestic 
Art.  California  Polytechnic  School,  San  Luis  Obispo. 

This  course  will  be  chiefly  practical  work  by  each  student  and  will 
deal  with*  the  fundamental  principles  of  hand  and  machine  sewing 
and  pattern  making  as  applied  to  simple  dresses.  Students  should 
bring  suitable  material  for  a  shirt  waist  or  unlined  dress  with  pattern 
for  same,  and  sewing'  materials. 


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SHORT  COURSE  STUDENTS,  1911 


ANIMAL   INDUSTEY 


Name  Address 

Angwin,  Lawrence,  Berkeley. 
Beal,  Archer  L.,  San  Francisco. 
Biehl,  William  F.,  San  Francisco. 
Bowman,  William  J.,  San  Francisco. 
Dewing,  L.  Stephen  V.,  Walnut  Creek. 
Forrest,  Eichard  A.,  Occidental. 
Jenkins,  Claude,  Martinez. 
Merrill,  W.  L.,  Colusa. 
Neil,  Harry  Nash,  Exeter. 
Padilla,  Gregory,  San  Francisco. 
Peterson,  J.   H..   Dixon. 


Name  Address 

Miller,   F.,   Alameda. 
Eebmann,  Jeremiah,  Petaluma. 
Eobinson,  William  H.,  Lompoc. 
Schafer,  Walter,  Napa. 
Schowalter,  P.  F.,  Upland. 
Scott,  Samuel  F.,  Alameda. 
Smith,  W.  Carleton,  Martell. 
Stafford,  Chas.  E.,  San  Diego. 
Taylor,  Horace  E.,  Alameda. 
Worden,  L.  P.,  Yuba  City. 


Total,  21 


DAIEY   FAEMING 


Name  Address 

Alderman,  Wallace  J.,  Grass  Valley. 
Alexander,  James,  Modesto. 
Atwood,  Eldon  C,  Ethanac. 
Blathwayt,  Frank  W.,  Eedding. 
Blewett,  Evans,  Bethany. 
Bowman,  William  J.,  San  Francisco. 
Chapman,  George  M.,  Winters. 
Davison,  John  M.,  Arlington  Station, 

Eiverside. 
Dempster,  Milen  Eoss,  Berkeley. 
Dewing,  L.  Stephen  V.,  Walnut  Creek. 
Fay,  Clarence  E.,  Visalia. 
Goatley,  George  A.,  Petaluma. 
Hunt,  Homer  H.,  San  Fernando. 


Name 


Address 


Locke,  C.  C,  Lockeford. 
Eockwood,  Alfred  L.,  Pacific  Grove. 
Schowalter,  Paul  F.,  Upland. 
Smith,  W.  Carleton,  Martell. 
Stafford,  Charles  E.,  San  Diego. 
Stevens,  Charles  C,  Turlock. 
Tennant,  Maye  L.,  Corcoran. 
Wallace,   Andrew7,   Sacramento. 
Walline,  Harold,  Upland. 
Walline,  Eoland,  Upland. 
Watson,  Max.,  San  Diego. 
Westfall,  Eoger,   Sycamore. 
Wittig,  Edward  C,  Berkeley. 
Worden,  L.  P.,  Yuba  City. 

Total,  27 


DAIEY  MANUFACTUEES 


Name  Address 

Allen,   Sheldon  A.,  Berkeley. 
Altona,  Karl  Georg,  San  Francisco. 
Baciarini,  Victor,  Suisun. 
Berktold,  Anton,  Eureka. 
Bacon,  Julian  Smith,  Suisun. 
Dickson,  Wiley  W.,  Fairoaks. 
Christiansen,  Laurids,   Salinas. 
Fish,  Theron,  Davis. 
Fitch,  Ernest  D.,  Manchester. 
Gjerloff,  Anton,  Fresno. 
Gurney,  Leo  Benjamin,  Davis. 
Hixson,  Frank  H.,  Crow's  Landing. 
Holzhauser,  Ludwig,  Etna  Mills. 


Name  Address 

Kaehler,  Bruno,  Banta. 
McNeely,  Clarence,  Sacramento. 
Norburg,  Oscar  J.,  Bishop. 
Paulsen,  William,  Fresno. 
Perry,  Joe  Davis,  Gustine. 
Petersen,  Peter,  Davis. 
Eebmann,  Jeremiah,  Petaluma. 
Eousseau,  Alex.,  San  Eafael. 
Seagren,  Arthur  E.,  Campbell. 
Smith,  Gilbert  C,  Oakland. 
Thysen,    Mark,    Watsonville. 
Wadworth,  William  J.,  Oakland. 


Total,  25 


21 


GENERAL  AGRICULTURE 


Name  Address 

Beal,  Archer  L.,  San  Francisco. 
Biehl,  William  F.,  San  Francisco. 
Biewett,  Evans,  Bethany. 
Bowman,  Wm.  J.,  San  Francisco. 
Brauer,  Lloyd  J.,  Millville. 
Cook,  Henry  A.,  East  Oakland. 
Grill,   Howard,  Willows. 
Davison,  John  M.,  Arlington. 
Dempster,  Milen  Ross,,  Berkeley. 
Dewing,  James  A.,  Walnut  Creek. 
Fake,  Frank  O.,  Oakland. 
Fay,  Clarence  E.,  Visalia. 
Glaser,  Henry,  San  Francisco. 
Gronner,  Sigmond  O.,  Lathrop. 
Goss,  P.  B.,  Burlingame. 
Hunt,  Homer  H.,  San  Fernando. 
Hurt,  Frank,  Santa  Rosa, 
Kass,  Nicholas  M.,  Lincoln. 
Lord,  J.  D.,  Sacramento. 
Martin,  A.  A.,  Sacramento. 


Name  Address 

Merrill,  W.  L.,  Colusa. 
Morrison,  Walter  H.,  Davis. 
Nesbit,  Samuel  A.,  Concord. 
Noyes,  Russell,  San  Francisco. 
Owen,  William  E.,  Bruceville. 
Padilla,  Gregory,  San  Francisco. 
Sexauer,  H.  F.,  Berkeley. 
Schowalter,  P.  F.,  Upland. 
Sbirai,  James  J.,  San  Francisco. 
Silver,  Elmer  G.,  Elk  Creek. 
Smith,  W.  Carleton,  Martell. 
Stafford,   Charles  E.,  San  Diego. 
Wallace,  Andrew  M.,  Sacramento. 
Weber,  Ray  P.,  Cupertino. 
Westfall,  Roger,  Sycamore. 
Whitcomb,  Falston,  Berkeley. 
Wittig,  Edward  C,  Berkeley. 
Worden,  L.  P.,  Yuba  City. 
Zabala,  Albert  J.,  Salinas. 


Total,  39 


HORTICULTURE  AND  VITICULTURE 


Allen,  W.  S.,  Lockeford. 
Ameniabar,  Alfred,  Santiago,  Chili. 
Anderson,  Samuel  J.,  Richgrove. 
Bishop,  Roswell  F.,  Hollister. 
Biewett,    Evans,   Bethany. 
Brauer,  Lloyd  J.,  Millville. 
Brown,  David  C,  Los  Angeles. 
Collins,  Charles  F.,  Dinuba. 
(rill,  Howard,  Willows. 
Cunningham,  Emmett  F.,  Le  Grand. 
Dawson,  Chas.  B.,  Modesto. 
Decarli,  John,  Stockton. 
Dehay,  Wendell  P.,  Cloverdale. 
Dempster,   Milen  Ross,  Berkeley. 
Ditto,  Ervin,  Elm  Hall,  Michigan. 
Egbert,  Warren,  Santa  Rosa. 
Fay,  Clarence  E.,  Visalia, 
Foster,   Albert  Miner,  Berkeley. 
Foster,  Frank  L.,  San  Jose. 
Gilliam,   Frank,    Princeton. 
Glaser,   Henry,   San  Francisco. 
Goodwin,  Alfred,  Ripon. 
Goseling,  Frank,   Sacramento. 
Gregory,  Norman  C,  Gridley. 
Griswold,   Charles   L.,   Oakland. 
Bunt,  Homer  H.,  San  Fernando. 


Hurt,  Frank,   Santa  Rosa. 

Huxley,   Albert   J.,   Watsonville. 

Jessen,  Walter  H.,  San  Francisco. 

Kass,  Nicholas,  Lincoln. 

Roller,  John  M.,  San  Jose. 

Lyons,  Mrs.  Anderson,  Blocksburg. 

Lyons,  Miss  Ella,  Blocksburg. 

Miller,  Hans. 

Morrison,    Walter   H.,   Davis. 

Norton,  Daniel  F.,   Grass  Valley. 

Pond,  Lewis,  Mountain  View. 

Porter,  Robert,  Santa  Clara. 

Proctor,  Ashley  F.,  San  Leandro. 

Rockwood,  Alfred  L.,  Pacific  Grove. 

Schlueter,  Albert,  Kerman. 

Schultz,   Norman  P.,  Delano.. 

Scott,  Wallace  A.,  San  Francisco. 

Sexauer,  H.  F.,  Berkeley. 

Sheppard,  Cyrus,  Kerman. 

Shirai,  James  J.,  San  Francisco. 

Stetson,  Guy  T.,  Nordhoff. 

Van  Orden,  Richard  P.,  Mountain  View. 

Walline,  Harold,  Upland. 

Walline,  Roland,  Upland. 

Wittenmyer,  Miss  Ilene  M.,  Martinez. 

Wittig,   Edward   C,   Berkeley. 

Total,  52 


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POULTRY  HUSBANDRY 


Name  Address 

Dettmer,  Walter  T.,  San  Francisco. 
Emig,  N.,  Santa  Ana. 
Fish,  Lncia  H.,  Oakland. 
Greene,  Mrs.  Fred  E.,  Clarksburg. 
Griswold,  Charles  L.,  Oakland. 
Hoeckel,  Fred,   Sacramento. 


Six  Weeks'   Course 

Name  Address 

Hurt,  Mrs.  Frank,  Forestville. 
Jessen,  Walter  H.,  San  Francisco. 
Lyons,   Mrs.   Anderson,  Blocksburg. 
Meikle,  James,  San  Francisco. 
Taylor,  Wm.  Herbert,  Vallejo. 
White,  Irving  M.,  Oakland. 

Two  Weeks'  Course 


Anderson,   S.   A.,   Jr.,   Richgrove. 
Anderson,  Mrs.  S.  A.,  Richgrove. 
Angwin,   Lawrence,   Berkeley. 
Barrows,  Miss  Charlotte  C,  Berkeley. 
Grill,  Howard,  Willows. 
Crill,  Mrs.  Howard,  Willows. 
Davison,   Mrs.  J.   M.,  Riverside. 
Glaser,  Henry,  San  Francisco. 
Goethe,  Cluness  S.,  St.  Helena. 


Hollis,  Miss  Lucy  E.,  Kirkwood. 
Hurt,  Frank,  Santa  Rosa. 
McCraith,    George,    Alameda.    ' 
Meyer,  John  H.,  Modesto. 
Padilla,  Gregory,  San  Francisco. 
Purser,  Edward  T.,  San  Francisco. 
Roddan,  Donald  E.,  Watsonville. 
Scott,  Wallace  A.,  San  Francisco. 
Shirai,  James  J.,  San  Francisco. 

Total,  30 


HOME  ECONOMICS 


Name  Address 

Allen,  Mrs.  W.  W.,  Alpaugh. 
Cleghorn,   Mrs.   A.   M.,  Davis. 
Fizell,    Mrs.    Kate,   Davis. 
Gaumnitz,  Mrs.  A.  J.,  Davis. 
Griswold,  Mrs.  C.  L.,  Oakland. 
Hansen,  Mrs.  H.  J.,  Davis. 
Haussler,  Mrs.  A.  F.,  Davis. 
Haussler,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  Davis. 
Kleespie,  Mrs.  J.  R.,  Davis. 
Lyons,  Miss  Virgie,  Davis. 


Name  Address 

Lyons,  Miss  Ella,  Davis. 
Montgomery,   Miss   Mable,   Davis. 
Oeste,  Miss  Amy  B.,  Davis. 
Plant,  Miss  Lois  M.,  Davis. 
Ross,  Mrs.   A.   T.,  Davis. 
Schmeiser,  Miss  Louise  C,  Davis. 
Schmeiser,  Miss  Elmine  F.,  Davis. 
Scheffer,  Miss  Hattie,  Davis. 
Sikes,  Miss  Clara  B.,  Davis. 
Smith,    Mrs.    F.    P.,   Davis. 

Total,  20 


Total  enrollment  214 

Deduct  for  registrations  in  more  than  one  course  51 

Total  individuals  in  attendance  163 


23 


WORK  OF  THE     COLLEGE  OF  AGRICULTURE 

The  Four- Year  Course  in  Agriculture.  This  course  is  of  equal 
academic  rank  with  other  courses  in  the  University.  It  offers  a 
thorough  training  in  agricultural  and  allied  subjects.  The  equivalent 
of  four  years'  training  in  a  high  school  is  necessary  for  admission. 
Address  Dean.  College  of  Agriculture,  Berkeley,  California. 

The  University  Farm  School.  A  three-year  course  in  agriculture 
for  young  men  at  least  sixteen  years  of  age  and  who  have  completed 
the  eighth  grade  of  the  grammar  schools.  Mature  students  may  be 
permitted  to  take  up  special  lines  of  work  which  they  are  fitted  to 
pursue.  Given  at  the  University  Farm.  For  full  information  address 
Principal  of  the  Farm  School,  Davis,  California. 

Farmers'  Short  Courses.  These  are  given  in  the  fall  of  each  year 
at  the  University  Farm.  They  are  short  and  compact,  each  course 
dealing  with  a  single  phase  of  agriculture,  so  that  busy  men  who  wish 
to  attend  them  will  not  be  away  from  their  business  for  more  than 
a  brief  time.  The  short  courses  are  open  to  all  persons  at  least  eighteen 
years  of  age  and  no  educational  qualification  is  imposed.  Address 
Dean.  College  of  Agriculture,  Berkeley.  California. 

The  Agricultural  Experiment  Station  conducts  investigations  in 
all  lines  of  agriculture.  It  issues  bulletins  on  agricultural  subjects 
which  are  sent  free  to  residents  of  California.  Such  residents  may 
have  their  names  placed  upon  the  permanent  mailing  list  if  they  so 
request.  The  Central  Station  is  located  at  Berkeley  and  in  addition 
there  are  the  following  stations: 

The  University  Farm  at  Davis. 

The  Kearney  Farm   at  Fresno. 

The  Plant  Disease  Laboratory  at  Whittier. 

The  Citrus  Experiment  Station  at  Riverside. 

The  Imperial  Valley  Station  at  Meloland. 

The  Forestry  Stations  at  Chico  and  Santa  Monica. 

Address  Director,  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Berkeley. 
California. 

Agricultural  Extension  work  is  carried  on  by  means  of  corres- 
pondence, addresses  by  staff  members,  farmers'  institutes  and  by  the 
agricultural  demonstration  train,  which  during  1911-12  covered  about 
4.000  miles  and  was  visited  by  over  100.000  people.  Address  Super- 
intendent, Agricultural  Extension,  Berkeley.  California. 

Agricultural  Extension  also  includes  assistance  to  elementary  and 
high  schools  to  introduce  agriculture  into  their  courses  of  study. 
Garden  contests  are  supervised  and  125  clubs  containing  6.000  mem- 
bers have  been  organized  in  elementary  schools.  Address  Agricultural 
Education  Division,  Berkelev,  California. 


